他看着我笑了。
Tā kàn zhe wǒ xiào le.
English
He looked at me and smiled.
着
This one is never said on its own. Here it is inside a real phrase:
看着kàn zhewatching
grammar particle: action in progress
particleHSK 3.0 word list · Band 2
Dictionary entry
(particle: ongoing state, -ing)
Watch it being written
Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.
着
Nice writing!
See it in sentences
外面下着雨。
Wàimiàn xià zhe yǔ.
English
It is raining outside.
Built with this character · 7 words
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.
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